Sen. John Albers Issues Winter Storm Response

ATLANTA (January 30, 2014) | Sen. John Albers ( R – Roswell) has released the following statement in response to the winter storm that affected metro Atlanta and the surrounding areas:

“There is much to learn from the winter weather and significant opportunities to improve. However, I hope everyone takes a moment to realize how Georgians came together. Here is a small example of some ordinary people, doing extraordinary things:

A Sandy Springs police officer delivered a baby on I-285

School teachers and staff worked as much as 36 hours straight taking care of students

People with 4WD cars went back onto roads to bring people home, gas or food

A father walked 6 miles in the snow to his daughter’s school so she would not spend her first night away from home alone

Business owners opened their doors all night to provide food and shelter

The City of Roswell towed abandoned cars to parking lots at no charge to the owners

Home owners opened their homes to strangers to provide a meal and warm place to sleep

People brought food, sleeping bags and pillows for students to spend the night at school

Firefighters, Police Officers and Soldiers did what they do best – served and protected

Random acts of kindness were in abundance from neighbors, coworkers, friends and strangers

God is good, all of the time. The last two days were a shining example of Georgia and America.”